Mickey7@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 8 hours agoYou want a easy way to convert Fahrenheit to Centigrade? Subtract 30 and divide by 2lemmy.worldimagemessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up117arrow-down15
arrow-up112arrow-down1imageYou want a easy way to convert Fahrenheit to Centigrade? Subtract 30 and divide by 2lemmy.worldMickey7@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 8 hours agomessage-square3fedilink
minus-squareLemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 hours agoIs this true? If so, I like it a lot. Is it a lie, hence a shit post? If so, I must cleanse my mind again. I’m going to have to do the math, aren’t i? And verify whether or not it’s true…
minus-squareLordPassionFruit@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-24 hours agoNo it’s not true, though it is a close approximation. Another has the actual formula, but the proof that it’s incorrect is that 32°F = 0°C, while (32-30)/2 = 1.
Is this true? If so, I like it a lot.
Is it a lie, hence a shit post? If so, I must cleanse my mind again.
I’m going to have to do the math, aren’t i? And verify whether or not it’s true…
No it’s not true, though it is a close approximation. Another has the actual formula, but the proof that it’s incorrect is that 32°F = 0°C, while (32-30)/2 = 1.